The pre-op diet is getting a little easier for me...well, until today. I went to the BX on base to get a few things and there is a food court with the typical mall food, aka junk. I was not even tempted at first, I even fed my son at one of the tables and then went on about my business. After I was done shoping around I had to walk through the food court to get to the parking lot and thats where it started. The smell of fried fish from Captain D's hit my nose and I was on my to the line to order. I got my food and I sat down to eat and you know what, it wasn't very good. I only ate half of it and threw the rest away.
I am now drinking a yummy protein shake (insert sarcasm here). Actually, it isn't half bad. I mix it with organic soy milk so it isn't as sweet. I hate when they are too sweet. With 1 week to go I am sure I will not want to drink another protein shake for the rest of my life. But then, there is post-op...
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Hey, you're in Kaiserslautern! I've been there once! Congratulations on making the decision to get banded! As far as the protein shakes go - you probably don't have the greatest selection readily available to you on base or in the city. Here's a bunch of websites I compiled for another bandster of some good protein resource/sample websites. You should have no problem having them sent to an APO address - hope this helps your protein shake blahs!
Protein Samples
www.bariatriceating.com
www.unjury.com
www.drinkclick.com (my absolute favorite)
www.chike.com
http://www.gastricbypasssupplements.com/Sampler-Paks-s/18.htm&click95
http://www.nashuanutrition.com/store/index.php?target=products&product_id=436
General protein and protein foods
www.jayrobb.com (you can find single sample packs in H.E.B.)
www.seipharmaceuticals.com (expensive, but tastes pretty good and doesn't smell)
www.jarrow.com
www.bjsbariatrics.com
www.kaysnaturals.com (yummy Chili Nacho Cheese chips)
http://astore.amazon.com/httpmeltiblog-20
www.dietdirect.com (has a catalog with all kinds of stuff)
http://www.mybariatricpantry.com/
http://www.bariatricfoodproducts.com/index.html
Recipes for food/protein shakes
http://www.bandfriendlyrecipes.com
http://freeproteinshakerecipes.com
http://pimpmyproteinshake.blogspot.com/
http://www.proteinshakerecipes.net
http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/2007/06/my-favorite-protein-shake-recipes.html
The best website/blog for recipes -
http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/ (she makes really awesome and yummy stuff)
I hope that helps. There's a lot of stuff out there, you just have to give it a try (and unfortunately dish out the money to try it.)
Welcome and congratulations on your decision to change your life! You will find that as the pre-op diet progresses, your tastes will change significantly. You will find yourself not enjoying things that were staples in your diet before. Sometimes that is a good thing!
Kelly, thank you so much! I was looking at getting the Click protein powder because of your recommendation on your blog!
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